Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.78
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13.78.1
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य शिष्यं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ।
देवशर्मा महातेजा यत्तच्छृणु जनाधिप ॥ १३.७८.१ ॥
Seeing the disciple who had come, Devaśarmā, of great splendour, then spoke these words. Listen, O lord of people.
13.78.2
किं त्वया मिथुनं दृष्टं तस्मिञ्शिष्य महावने ।
ते त्वां जानन्ति निपुणा आत्मा च रुचिरेव च ॥ १३.७८.२ ॥
What pair did you see in that great forest, disciple? Those skilled ones know you, your self, and your desire as well.
13.78.3
ब्रह्मर्षे मिथुनं किन्तत्के च षट्पुरुषा विभो ।
ये मां जानन्ति तत्त्वेन यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥ १३.७८.३ ॥
O brahmin sage, mighty one, what is that pair, and who are the six men who know me truly, about whom you ask me?
13.78.4
यद्वै तन्मिथुनं ब्रह्मिन्नहोरात्रं हि विद्धि तत् ।
चक्रवत्परिवर्तेत तत्ते जानाति दुष्कृतम् ॥ १३.७८.४ ॥
Know, brahmin, that the pair is day and night. It turns like a wheel, and it knows your evil deed.
13.78.5
ये च ते पुरुषा विप्र अक्षैर्दीव्यन्ति हृष्टवत् ।
ऋतूंस्तानभिजानीहि ते ते जानन्ति दुष्कृतम् ॥ १३.७८.५ ॥
Brahmin, know those men who joyfully play dice to be the seasons. They know your evil deed.
13.78.6
न मां कश्चिद्विजानीत इति कृत्वा न विश्वसेत् ।
नरो रहसि पापात्मा पापकं कर्म वै द्विज ॥ १३.७८.६ ॥
Thinking 'no one knows me,' one should not be complacent. Twice-born one, a man of sinful mind commits an evil deed in secret.
13.78.7
कुर्वाणं हि नरं कर्म पापं रहसि सर्वदा ।
पश्यन्ति ऋतवश्चापि तथा दिननिशेऽप्युत ॥ १३.७८.७ ॥
A man who always commits a sinful deed in secret is seen by the seasons, and by day and night as well.
13.78.8
तथैव हि भवेयुस्ते लोकाः पापकृतो यथा ।
कृत्वाऽनाचक्षतः कर्म मम तच्च यथा कृतम् ॥ १३.७८.८ ॥
In the same way, those who conceal my deed without telling it as it was done would become like sinners.
13.78.9
ते त्वां हर्षस्मितं दृष्ट्वा गुरोः कर्मानिवेदकम् ।
स्मारयन्तस्तथा प्राहुस्ते यथा श्रउतवान्भवान् ॥ १३.७८.९ ॥
Seeing you with a joyful smile, they remind you, who did not report your teacher's deed, and speak to you just as you have heard.
13.78.10
अहोरात्रं विजानाति ऋतवश्चापि नित्यशः ।
पुरुषे पापकं कर्म शुभं वाऽशुभकर्मिणः ॥ १३.७८.१० ॥
Day and night, and the seasons too, always know the sinful or good deed in a person, and the deed of one who does evil.
13.78.11
तत्त्वया मम यत्कर्म व्यभिचाराद्भयात्मकम् ।
नाख्यातमिति जानन्तस्ते त्वामाहुस्तथा द्विज ॥ १३.७८.११ ॥
Therefore, O twice-born, knowing that you did not tell my deed, which arose from adultery and fear, they speak to you thus.
13.78.12
तेनैव हि भवेयुस्ते लोकाः पापकृतो यथा ।
कृत्वा नाचक्षतः कर्म मम यच्च त्वया कृतम् ॥ १३.७८.१२ ॥
For that very reason, because you did not tell my deed, which you had done, those worlds too would become like sinners.
13.78.13
तथाऽशक्याश्च दुर्वृत्ता रक्षितुं प्रमदा द्विज ।
न च त्वं कृतवान्किंचिदागः प्रीतोस्मि तेन ते ॥ १३.७८.१३ ॥
Likewise, it is impossible to guard wicked women, O twice-born one. And you have committed no fault whatever; therefore I am pleased with you.
13.78.14
मनोदोषविहीनानां न दोषः स्यात्तथा तव ।
अन्यथाऽऽलिङ्ग्यते कान्ता स्नेहेन दुहिताऽन्यथा ॥ १३.७८.१४ ॥
For those free from fault of mind there is no fault, and so it is with you. A beloved wife is embraced in one way, a daughter in another, out of affection.
13.78.15
यतेश्च कामुकानां च योषिद्रूपेऽन्यथा मतिः ।
अशिक्षयैव मनसः प्रायो लोकस्तु वञ्च्यते ॥ १३.७८.१५ ॥
The ascetic and the lustful see a woman's form differently. It is chiefly through the untrained mind that the world is deceived.
13.78.16
लालेत्युद्विजते लोको वक्त्रासव इति स्पहा ।
अबन्धायोग्यमनसामिति मन्त्रात्मदैवकम् ॥ १३.७८.१६ ॥
Calling her 'darling' alarms the world; speaking of 'the nectar of the mouth' stirs longing. For those whose minds are unfit for bondage, it is mantra, self, and god.
13.78.17
न रागस्नेहलोभान्धं कर्मिणां तन्महाफलम् ।
निष्कषायो विशुद्धस्त्वं रुच्यावेशान्न दूषितः ॥ १३.७८.१७ ॥
Those who act blinded by passion, affection and greed do not obtain that great fruit. You are free of impurity and pure; you have not been defiled by the frenzy of what is desired.
13.78.18
यदि त्वहं त्वां दुर्वृत्तमद्राक्षं द्विजसत्तम ।
शपेयं त्वामहं क्रोधान्न मेऽत्रास्ति विचारणा ॥ १३.७८.१८ ॥
O best of the twice-born, had I seen you as one of wicked conduct, I would have cursed you in anger. There is no deliberation for me in this.
13.78.19
सञ्जन्ति पुरुषे नार्यः पुंसां सोऽर्थश्च पुष्कलः ।
अन्यथा रक्षतः शापोऽभविष्यत्ते मतिश्च मे ॥ १३.७८.१९ ॥
Women cling to men, and the aim of men is abundant; otherwise a curse would have fallen upon you, the one who protects, and such is my judgement.
13.78.20
रक्षिता च त्वया पुत्र मम चापि निवेदिता ।
अहं ते प्रीतिमांस्तात स्वस्थः स्वर्गं गमिष्यसि ॥ १३.७८.२० ॥
Son, you have protected me and also informed me; dear child, I am pleased with you. You will go to heaven in peace.
13.78.21
इत्युक्त्वा विपुलं प्रीतो देवशर्मा महानृषिः ।
मुमोद स्वर्गमास्थाय सहभार्यः सशिष्यकः ॥ १३.७८.२१ ॥
Having said this, the great sage Devaśarman, greatly pleased, rejoiced, having gone to heaven with his wife and his disciple.
13.78.22
इदमाख्यातवांश्चापि ममाख्यानं महामुनिः ।
मार्कण्डेयः पुरा राजन्गङ्गाकूले कथान्तरे ॥ १३.७८.२२ ॥
This story was also told to me by the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya, long ago, O king, on the bank of the Gaṅgā, in the course of another conversation.
13.78.23
तस्माद्ब्रवीमि पार्थ त्वां स्त्रियो रक्ष्याः सदैव च ।
उभयं दृश्यते तासु सततं साध्वसाधु च ॥ १३.७८.२३ ॥
Therefore I say to you, son of Pṛthā: women must always be protected, for in them both good and bad are constantly seen.
13.78.24
स्त्रियः साध्व्यो महाभागाः सम्मता लोकमातरः ।
धारयन्ति महीं राजन्निमां सवनकाननाम् ॥ १३.७८.२४ ॥
Virtuous and greatly fortunate women, honoured as mothers of the world, O king, bear up this earth with its forests and groves.
13.78.25
असाध्व्यश्चापि दुर्वृत्ताः कुलघ्नाः पापनिश्चयाः ।
विज्ञेया लक्षणैर्दुष्टैः स्वगात्रसहजैर्नृप ॥ १३.७८.२५ ॥
Women who are not virtuous, who act wickedly, destroy families and are resolved on sin are also to be recognised, O king, by the evil marks born together with their own bodies.
13.78.26
एवमेतासु रक्षा वै शक्या कर्तुं महात्मभिः ।
अन्यथा राजशार्दूल न शक्या रक्षितुं स्त्रियः ॥ १३.७८.२६ ॥
In this way these women can indeed be protected by great-souled men; otherwise, O tiger among kings, women cannot be guarded.
13.78.27
एता हि मनुजव्याघ्र तीक्ष्णास्तीक्ष्णपराक्रमाः ।
नासामस्ति प्रियो नाम मैथुने सङ्गमेति यः ॥ १३.७८.२७ ॥
These women, O tiger among men, are sharp and of sharp valour; among them there is no beloved, named as the union in sexual intercourse.
13.78.28
एताः कृत्याश्च कष्टाश्च कृतघ्ना भरतर्षभ ।
न चैकस्मिन्नमन्त्येताः पुरुषे पाण्डुनन्दन ॥ १३.७८.२८ ॥
These women are deceitful, troublesome and ungrateful, O bull of the Bharatas; and they do not become attached to one man, O son of Pāṇḍu.
13.78.29
नासु स्नेहो नरैः कार्यस्तथैवेर्ष्या जनेश्वर ।
खेदमास्थाय भुञ्जीत धर्ममास्थाय चैव ह।
अनृताविह पर्वादिदोषवर्जं नराधिप ॥ १३.७८.२९ ॥
Men should not show affection towards these women, and likewise not jealousy; O lord of people, one should enjoy them with sorrow in the heart, abiding by dharma, and here in the unfit season, avoiding faults such as the parva days, O lord of men.
13.78.30
विहन्येतान्यथा कुर्वन्नरः कौरवनन्दन ।
सर्वथा राजशार्दूल युक्तः सर्वत्र युज्यते ॥ १३.७८.३० ॥
Otherwise a man who acts differently will be ruined, O joy of the Kauravas; O tiger among kings, the disciplined man is joined to everything everywhere.
13.78.31
तेनैकेन तु रक्षा वै विपुलेन कृता स्त्रियाः ।
नान्यः शक्तस्त्रिलोकेऽस्मिन्रक्षितुं नृप योषितः ॥ १३.७८.३१ ॥
O king, by that one alone great protection was given to women; in these three worlds no other is able to protect women.